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Allergies/Sensitivities
Here are the substances I currently react to, and what they do to me.
FOODS |
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dairy |
migraine |
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corn, wheat, rye |
sinus congestion |
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rice |
narcolepsy |
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refined sweeteners |
headache, nausea, dizziness, diarrhoea |
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pork |
loose stool, sleepiness |
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turkey |
narcolepsy, headache, vertigo, nausea |
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all fungus/mold/yeast products |
flatulence, headache |
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fish |
headache |
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all legumes |
headache; severe, painful, foul flatulence |
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cinnamon, allspice, cayenne; Florence fennel,
caraway, dill, thyme |
dizziness |
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nightshade family (tomato, potato, peppers...) |
migraine, liver shutdown |
OTHER NATURAL SUBSTANCES |
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molds, especially pennicillium (bread mold) |
sinus congestion, dizziness, headache, feebleness, spaciness |
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dust & dust mites |
sinus congestion, sleepiness, headache |
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cat & dog dander |
sleepiness |
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grass pollen & terps |
sinus congestion |
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tree pollens |
muscle cramps |
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clover and misc. weed pollens |
headache, dizziness, sinus congestion |
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various aromatic plants (Valerian, Sweet Annie, Hyssop, and esp. the Broom family, Cytisus) |
nausea, sinus congestion, headache, & vertigo |
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iron supplements |
nausea, stomachache, constipation |
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calcium supplements |
constipation unless taken with Hcl |
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estrogens |
neuropathy, joint stiffness, swollen eye |
CHEMICALS |
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cigarette smoke (even traces) |
migraine, dizziness, nausea, feebleness |
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woodsmoke |
depression |
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formaldehyde (found in clothing, carpets, cosmetics, wallpaper, particle board, cleaning products, and much more....) |
sore throat, wheezing, coughing, migraine; piercing hunger pains accompanied by nausea |
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polyurethane |
sleepiness, spaciness, muscle spasm |
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polyester |
nausea |
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plastics, esp. vinyl (phthalates) |
nausea, migraine, liver shutdown |
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car & truck exhaust fumes |
nausea, migraine, sleepiness, muscle spasm |
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fragrances (even trace amounts; see the site of the
Fragranced Products Information Network) |
migraine, nausea, spaciness, dizziness |
DRUGS / MEDICATIONS |
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penicillin & penicillin-family antibiotics |
headaches, nausea, stomach pains, skin rash |
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erythromycin |
stomachache, dizziness |
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most injectible anaesthetics |
headaches, grogginess, clumsiness |
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codeine & demerol |
dizziness, nausea, disorientation |
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aspirin |
stomachache |
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ibuprofen |
headache, nausea |
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acetaminophen |
liver shutdown |
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miconazole |
worst migraine I've ever had |
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